Firmenich has announced that its Naturals Center of Excellence in Grasse, France has achieved fully integrated certification across all four management system standards: Quality, Food Safety, Occupational Health & Safety and Environmental.

“Building on Firmenich’s 120 year heritage of responsible business, we pursue the highest standards of quality, health and safety and environment across our operations in Grasse and around the world,” said Boet Brinkgreve, Firmenich’s President Ingredients. “Since the inauguration of our Naturals Center of Excellence in Grasse in 2011, we have focussed on constantly improving our operations and products across all these dimensions. This success in attaining integrated third-party certification re-affirms our leadership in sustainability and operational excellence.

The certification of the Grasse site helped Firmenich achieve its 2015 goal of attaining full compliance with Occupational Health and Safety and Environmental Management System Standards across all 25 manufacturing sites.